Title: What in the Heck is Wrong with Women? Source:
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Why in the hell do women voluntarily watch movies they know going to make them cry? I just don't understand it. My wife actually seeks out these kinds of movies.
So, tell my why men voluntarily watch crap like Rambo, Independence Day and Die Hard..........uuuhhhhgggg. : ) Where's the plot?
It's a guy thing. Every real man wants, in his own mind and spirit, be able to do his duty, to stand in the face of overwhelming odds in defense of all that is good and right, and prevail. It is not even the accolades it's like the line in the old Western where the quiet Cowboy single handedly captures the Cattle Rustlers, wards off an Indian attack, collars the crooked Sheriff, and then shoots down four fingers of "Red Eye" without gasping. Then when confronted with being told by the pretty Cattle Baron heiress how wonderful he is, who has fallen madly in love with him, then wrings the brim of his hat, looks down and kicks the dust with the toe of his boot, looks up and bashfully and uncomfortably says: "Aw, shucks ma'am, twarn't nuthin'."
It's the same in reverse on "Chick Flicks". Why on earth would someone want to set through 2 boring schmaltzy hours of "Fried Green Tomatoes" or "Love Story". Yecccccccch!!!!!!!!
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
Mrs.L likes all the Die Hard movies, Witness, and anything with massive destruction, airplane hijacking, cruise ships sinking - that sort of stuff.
Now, "Witness" was a good flick. I don't think Harrison Ford got the credit he deserved for that one. Of course any movie with Harrison Ford in it is a good movie. He's about the only male lead out there that echoes the great leading men of the past.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
Why on earth would someone want to set through 2 boring schmaltzy hours of "Fried Green Tomatoes" or "Love Story". Yecccccccch!!!!!!!!
Never have and never will though there are some great chick flix out there. First Wives Club was great! Chocolate also good. I even liked the updated version of Born Yesterday. Actually I think the updated version was better than the original.
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
They're running a marathon today. I've been watching them all morning. They are on episode II right now.
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
Now, I don't care who you are, male or female, we can all agree on The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly as an excellent movie. I also liked the Magnificent Seven. Another one that was more about camrades and killin' bad guys than saving damsels in distress.
It's the genre of "drama" that turns guys off I think.......and that goes beyond the movie theatre. : )
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
Of course any movie with Harrison Ford in it is a good movie.
Too true.
He's about the only male lead out there that echoes the great leading men of the past.
Clint is still holding his own. Great upcoming leading men would be Matt Damon and the guy, can't remember his name, that plays the Transporter.
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
Now, I don't care who you are, male or female, we can all agree on The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly as an excellent movie. I also liked the Magnificent Seven. Another one that was more about camrades and killin' bad guys than saving damsels in distress.
Dirty Dozen!
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
First Wives Club was genuinely witty though - it transcended the "Chick Flick" genre because of the humor and because that one woman's husband was such a bastard you wanted to see the prick get what he deserved. I think "Adam's Rib", and "Bringing Up Baby" were also quite good - the originals that is. And no movie with Bette Davis in it could ever be called strictly a "Chick Flick".
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
I didn't mind Fried Green Tomatoes. I like the First Wives Club too. I loved My Girl and Stand by Me--great sound tracks too. Oh, and My Girl was a real tear jerker.
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
Haven't seen. I keep meaning to pick it up on VHS at the local GoodWill where I scrounge for movies.
Enjoy the offerings. "Grog like burned meat." "Ugh!"
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
Oh, how could I forget the Dirty Dozen......I loved that one. Did you see the Unforgiven? That was great too.
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
Off to do the family burnt food offerings' thing for our 234th, 4th.
Dayum, Lod, I knew you were old but I didn't know you were that old! LOL! Sorry, couldn't resist. Hope you have had a great day and that your grillin' comes out good (and I suspect it will).
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He (Gordon Duff) also implies that forcibly removing Obama, a Constitution-hating, on-the-down-low, crackhead Communist, is an attack on America, Mom, and apple pie. I swear these military people are worse than useless. Just look around at the condition of the country and tell me if they have fulfilled their oaths to protect the nation from all enemies foreign and domestic. OsamaBinGoldstein posted on 2010-05-25 9:39:59 ET (2 images) Reply Trace
Now, I don't care who you are, male or female, we can all agree on The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly as an excellent movie. I also liked the Magnificent Seven. Another one that was more about camrades and killin' bad guys than saving damsels in distress.
Dirty Dozen!
I think "The Magnificent Seven" is one of my all time favorites. I presume you are all aware that it was a remake of the classic Japanese tale "The Seven Samurai"? Kurosawa did it ages ago and it is well worth renting and watching even now.
"The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" for all its defects is a stirring movie.
Of course we can't leave out Dirty, "Go ahead and make my day.", Harry.
Despite the sad ending "Braveheart" was a great movie.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
Oh, how could I forget the Dirty Dozen......I loved that one. Did you see the Unforgiven? That was great too.
Better, and based on a true story, was "The Devil's Brigade" with William Holden.
The one I would like to see made was another true incident. A Marine Combat Brigade was landed at the wrong spot on one of the Island campaigns, Saipan I think, during WWII. It was one of those miraculous accidents, because they were landed in the path of an approaching Japanese Armored Division, out manned, and out gunned they used the tight terrain to defeat a force 4 times their size.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
Despite the sad ending "Braveheart" was a great movie.
That was one of Mel's best, IMHO.
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
They're running a marathon today. I've been watching them all morning. They are on episode II right now.
I have all but one of them - the second to last - and have watched most of them 2 to 4 times.
I also have all the Star Trek movies, but they are not as good. Although the second one "The Wrath of Khan" was good, and "Star Trek 'Generations'" was not bad although I was sorry to see them kill of Captain Kirk at the end.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
I think "The Magnificent Seven" is one of my all time favorites. I presume you are all aware that it was a remake of the classic Japanese tale "The Seven Samurai"? Kurosawa did it ages ago and it is well worth renting and watching even now.
Which reminds me there was a good western that had a Samurai in it. Can't remember the name. Course I even liked the Last Samurai with what's his name.
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
Despite the sad ending "Braveheart" was a great movie.
Similar in theme to Gladiator really.
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
You thought "The Devil's Brigade" was better than Unforgiven or the Dirty Dozen? Or both?
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
Despite the sad ending "Braveheart" was a great movie.
That was one of Mel's best, IMHO.
Agreed. Just thought of another good one - "Once We Were Soldiers". It doesn't sugar coat the realities of war.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
I also have all the Star Trek movies, but they are not as good. Although the second one "The Wrath of Khan" was good, and "Star Trek 'Generations'" was not bad although I was sorry to see them kill of Captain Kirk at the end.
The best one was really the fourth one with the whales and I did like the last one despite the changes they made. The only one to really get the characters right. First Contact was the best one with Next Generation but really those are poor imitations.
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
Agreed. Just thought of another good one - "Once We Were Soldiers". It doesn't sugar coat the realities of war.
Full metal jacket!
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
It was one of those miraculous accidents, because they were landed in the path of an approaching Japanese Armored Division, out manned, and out gunned they used the tight terrain to defeat a force 4 times their size.
300
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
You thought "The Devil's Brigade" was better than Unforgiven or the Dirty Dozen? Or both?
I haven't seen "The Unforgiven" but yes I thought it was better than "The Dirty Dozen". Although I am a big Clint Walker fan (played "Posy"). Mainly because it was based on a true story and the chemistry of the actors was more realistic.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
Phoenix does a really good job in that movie. His best was Walk the Line though where he played Cash.
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
Agreed. Just thought of another good one - "Once We Were Soldiers". It doesn't sugar coat the realities of war.
Full metal jacket!
FMJ was good, but if anything it exaggerated the nastiness. For surrealism I'd go with "Apocalypse Now". I knew a guy who served on the River Boats - twice he came back the only many alive.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
I haven't seen "The Unforgiven" but yes I thought it was better than "The Dirty Dozen".
Unforgiven is classic Clint. Basically they piss him off and he kills them all.
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
I knew a guy who served on the River Boats - twice he came back the only many alive.
I knew one as well. Worked out at the base with my husband and was roommate to a friend of ours. He had re-upped 5 times. He was there for the drugs.
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831
Although I am a big Clint Walker fan (played "Posy"). Mainly because it was based on a true story and the chemistry of the actors was more realistic.
It wasn't just Clint that made the Dirty Dozen so great....it was Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Telly Savales too. The cast included many WWII vets.
Lee Marvin is hard to beat in Dirty Dozen. : ) But, alas, I'll give the "Devil's Brigrade" a try.
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
Despite the sad ending "Braveheart" was a great movie.
Similar in theme to Gladiator really.
I think I would go vice versa on that as William Wallace really did live and the story of the movie was based on real life characters and events.
I liked the final closing scene because I knew the history. The call by Robert The Brus to fight for him as they had for Wallace was at the "Battle of Bannockburn" where the Scots stood against a much superior English force. Through sheer grit and fighting spirit, with the assistance of a cavalry charge of armored Knight's Templar at the end of long hours of hand to hand fighting, carried the day. Scotland remained free for more than two centuries after the rout of the English.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
#95. To: Original_Intent, farmfriend (#89)(Edited)
For surrealism I'd go with "Apocalypse Now".
Me too.
Don't forget the Deer Hunter, I might have to put that even a hair ahead of Apocalypse now in the surrealism department.
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." Edward Bernays, Father of Public Relations
Although "Good Morning Vietnam" was based on a true story I found the movie too chaotic to be enjoyable. It did not have tight enough control on telling the story.
I haven't seen "Saving Private Ryan" simply because the WWII Vets, of which I am aware, were hit so hard by its realism that it made me shy away.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
I haven't seen "Saving Private Ryan" simply because the WWII Vets, of which I am aware, were hit so hard by its realism that it made me shy away.
It was up there with Apollo 13.
"With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers connected with them. To take them in a literal and unlimited sense would be a metamorphosis of the Constitution into a character which there is a host of proofs was not contemplated by its creators." James Madison, Letter to James Robertson, April 20, 1831